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Photograph

Laird in Vietnam

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, wearing a fatigue uniform, shaking hands with a military officer during a tour of Vietnam.
Photograph

Vietnam Strategy Meeting

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and several cigar-smoking officers are listening to a presentation about the war in Vietnam.
Poster

Strike Him Down

Date: 02 1971
Description: Political propaganda poster featuring a red, white, and blue eagle being struck down from the sky, accompanied by the phrase: "Strike Him Down." The eagle...
Poster

Rock-N-Roll Festival Poster

Date: 06 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a Rock-n-Roll music festival, featuring Warner Brothers recording artist Brownsville Station, Hound Dog Moses, and Tongue. Promoted ...
Poster

Madison Traffic Experiment Poster

Date: 08 1971
Description: Poster advertising for an event occurring between August 1971 and February 1972 called the "Traffic Experiment," in Madison. Features screen printed silhou...
Manuscript

The Magic Picnic

Date: 1979
Description: Map for location of the Magic Picnic, a celebration of the lesbian and gay community, which took place in Brittingham Park.
Manuscript

Gay Center Picnic

Date: 1979
Description: Poster for picnic presented by the Gay Center at Vilas Park. Includes an image of a fox and telephone.
Poster

The Ethiopian Masses Are Rising Up

Date: 09 1974
Description: Poster publicizing a rally at Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Text reads: "The Ethiopian Masses Are Rising Up. Support the stru...
Photograph

Senator McGovern

Date: 1977
Description: George McGovern photographed during an interview by Robert Novak. Behind McGovern is a desk, American flag, and a large map of the world.
Photograph

Weather Man

Date: 1972
Description: "TV weather man, Howard Gernette did his thing on an early weather map."
Print

The American Soldier, Rifle Regiment Officer

Date: 1976
Description: "A general staff officer stands in the left foreground in the single-breasted blue coat with black herringbone false buttonholes on the chest and cuffs and...
Photograph

Highway Needs

Date: 08 08 1973
Description: At a press conference northern representatives joined together to press their respective states to use newly appropriated funds to improve U.S. Highway 2 f...
Manuscript

May Day Rally Flyer

Date: 1974
Description: Flyer advertising a May Day rally in support of public workers to be held at Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Local public worke...
Poster

"Stop Racism and Repression" Poster

Date: 1974
Description: Poster advertising a demonstration to end racism and repression in North Carolina. An outline of the shape of North Carolina is in the center, with a banne...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Door County

Date: 1975
Description: This map is a reduced reproduction of an annotated map showing location and dates of the operation of Door County post offices. The map includes an article...
Map or Atlas

Gas Service in Wisconsin

Date: 1974
Description: This blue line map show gas services and county boundaries. Includes a legend of company names in lower left hand corner.
Map or Atlas

Telephone Exchanges in Wisconsin

Date: 11 1973
Description: This map shows the cities, county boundaries and telephone exchange locations. The map includes a numbered list of telephone companies.
Map or Atlas

Approximate Service Areas, Electric Utilities & Cooperatives in Wisconsin

Date: 06 1975
Description: This map shows electrical utilities and cooperatives throughout the state, as well as cities and county boundaries. The bottom left corner of the map inclu...
Map or Atlas

St. Germain - Heart of Vilas County Vacationland

Date: 1975
Description: This map shows nature trails, public attractions, public hunting and fishing grounds, dams, waysides, lakes, highways, and roads. The upper right corner in...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Brotherton Township, W.T. : The Year of the Brotherton Indians of Wisconsin

Date: 1974
Description: This map draws content from a map originally created by George Featherstongaugh in 1840. The map shows streets, land ownership, the Brotherton Indian reser...

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